The application effect of preventive nursing intervention in patients with traumatic flail chest: A retrospective study

This retrospective study explores the intervention effect of preventive nursing on participants with traumatic flail chest caused by multiple rib fractures. In this study, 92 patients with multiple rib fractures from a certain hospital from July 2020 to June 2022 were chosen as the research subjects. They were divided into research group and a control group according to different nursing methods. The control group received routine care. The research group received preventive care on the basis of the control group. Then, questionnaire survey was collected to evaluate the quality of life, pain degree, psychological state, complications, and lung function recovery of patients before and after nursing. In the quality of life score, before nursing, the scores of the research group and the control group were between 52 and 69, and the difference among the participants in the experiment did not possess statistical significance (P > .05). After nursing, the scores of the research group were markedly superior to the control group, and all scores possessed statistical significance (P < .05). In the pain score, the pain scores of the research group and the control group before preventive nursing were 7.87 ± 0.86 and 7.68 ± 0.75, respectively, and the difference among the participants in the experiment did not possess statistical significance (P > .05). After 6 months of nursing, the pain scores of the participants in the experiment were 2.84 ± 0.69 and 3.04 ± 0.72, respectively. The difference among the participants in the experiment possessed statistical significance (P < .05). In the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, the psychological state scores of the experimental group and the control group before intervention nursing were 52.87 ± 4.97 and 51.74 ± 4.56, respectively, and the scores after intervention nursing were 22.68 ± 4.69 and 36.87 ± 5.21, respectively. The difference among the participants in the experiment possessed statistical significance (P < .05). Preventive nursing interventions can improve long-term quality of life, significantly alleviate postoperative pain, decrease the incidence of postoperative complications, as well as enhance nursing satisfaction in patients with traumatic flail chest.